The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Pop Culture
At long last, The Cube!
Many, many years ago, I was watching a show on TV that affected me so strongly, I never forgot it. It was about a man who wakes up in a cube-shaped room, where people come in and out of the … Continue reading
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Lost: Questions and no answers
Okay. I have watched the latest—and saddest—episode of Lost, and I have several questions and thoughts. Why on earth would anyone—ANYONE—who has spent more than an hour in Ben Linus’ presence ever, ever trust a word he says? I mean, … Continue reading
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Must-read
Speaking of Jameel, you simply must read this post about the effect of the loss of eight Torah students in that horrendous terror attack last week. Every morning I take the 35 bus line to work. It’s a quick ride … Continue reading
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The noble house of Propper de Callejon
What did the Spanish diplomat, Eduardo Propper de Callejon have in common with Raoul Wallenberg, Frank Foley and Aristades De Sousa Mendes? Like the others, Propper de Callejon risked his life and career to issue visas to Jews to escape … Continue reading
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Is he really going to Tel Aviv?
Solomonia and Israelly Cool write about the Greek singer, Glykeria, who gets a lot of grief back home for her support of Israel.I don’t know if he loves Israel as much, but singer Joe Jackson is excited to have some … Continue reading
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Jericho
If you’re not watching Jericho, you’re not watching one of the best shows on TV. CBS has full episodes. You can catch up. Go. It’s worth it. I just caught up on the last episode. Wow.
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Slip out the back Jack
Here are a couple that Paul Simon didn’t think of.April Wormly threatened to blow up the plane her (soon to be ex-)boyfriend was boarding. A woman who called in a bomb threat to an airport in an attempt to break … Continue reading
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A video for you
This one goes out to a very dear friend of mine. Okay, not really. But it’s been on my mind a lot the last few days for some reason.
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For Star Trek geeks
If you’re really geeky, all episodes of the original Star Trek series are available for download at CBS. (h/t Crossing the Rubicon3)BTW, why is this on CBS and not NBC, as you might recall. Mr. Spock: Here is the readout, … Continue reading
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Yiddishe nachas *
Not. And amid all this hype, Winehouse’s representatives said late Friday that she won’t attend tonight’s Grammys in Los Angeles. Although she resolved her visa issues with the U.S. Embassy, she’ll still appear via satellite from London. Winehouse apparently decided … Continue reading
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Time stands still at Grand Cental Station
Obviously, this did not happen at rush hour. They’d have been knocked flat by the crowd otherwise. Flash mobs are apparently the actor’s greatest friends.
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A monopoly on Yerushalayim
Monopoly – the board game – is looking for a new cities to feature. (The classic game, of course, is based on Atlantic City New Jersey.) If I understand the goal, Hasbro/Parker Brothers is looking for 20 cities to feature … Continue reading
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Catch-and-release terrorists terrorize Israel
Gee, nothing could go wrong with Israeli prisoner releases planned with the Palestinians, eh? The two terrorists who were killed Thursday evening after breaking into a yeshiva in the settlement of Kfar Etzion were released from an Israeli prison last … Continue reading
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Bobby Fischer square up
via memeorandum Chess champion Bobby Fischer died Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his American citizenship, has died. He was 64. I first … Continue reading
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Finally, something good on TV: More Terminator fun
The Sarah Connor Chronicles started last week. I forgot. Thankfully, Fox has the pilot and current episode available for free. Click on the down arrow below the screen for the pilot episode, and then the plus sign to enlarge the … Continue reading
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